cordon
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A police cordon remained in place in the woodland on Sunday, and officers were in the area carrying out inquiries and providing reassurance.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
"The cordon surrounding the 24 properties remains in place to ensure the ongoing safety of the site."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
A cordon that started at High Holborn and covered the St Mungo's homeless centre on the street has now been removed.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
One family who live in the affected area said they were turned back at a police cordon and do not know how badly affected their home may be.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
He read again: Immediately a cordon of five thousand police, augmented by more than three thousand volunteers, was thrown about the Black Belt.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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Ch Insp Ian Roberts, of North Wales Police, said ignoring road closures and police cordons was "dangerous and may constitute a criminal offence".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Officers set up cordons on surrounding roads to prevent people from heading to the coast.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
At the scene, several police cordons were deployed at various locations inside and outside the station, according to images published by local media.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
By Monday crowds of people had gathered at the edges of the cordons around the Union Corner site.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Nothing less than eight feet will be satisfactory, and for upright cordons a trellis ten to fifteen feet high will be much better.
From Dwarf Fruit Trees Their propagation, pruning, and general management, adapted to the United States and Canada by F. A. Waugh
The area was cordoned off and police forensic officers in hazmat suits, some carrying cameras, were seen at the property.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
When I emerged from the subway, the police had already cordoned off the streets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Hundreds of police, some wielding sticks, were deployed near Shifa late on Thursday, with roads leading to the hospital cordoned off ahead of the expected transfer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
For many, these cameras are the only way of knowing what’s happening as affected neighborhoods and streets are cordoned off by authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The ribbons that cordoned off the apparition area shook, too.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Security was tight for the visit, with Berlin cordoning off flag-lined streets and deploying large numbers of police.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The key is ‘alignment,’ which improves capability while cordoning off dangerous knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Some even made pilgrimages to the isolated ranch, hovering outside yellow and red police tape cordoning off the site.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
Immediately after Cox was fired and Richardson and Ruckelshaus had resigned, Nixon’s chief of staff, Alexander M. Haig, ordered the cordoning off of all three of their offices.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024
The incident caused major delays to trains at the station in the early morning rush, with police cordoning off the station and setting up large white curtains around the attack scene.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2023
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